Tourists flock to Hoi An during New Year holiday
Tourists flock to Hoi An during New Year holiday

Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to the ancient riverbank city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam during the New Year holiday ((December 31, 2022 - January 2, 2023), opening a promising new year for the locality’s tourism sector.

Tourists flock to Hoi An during New Year holiday
Bac Ha market in the early days of New Year
Bac Ha market in the early days of New Year

VOV.VN - Situated in the northern province of Lao Cai, Bac Ha market has become a trading centre for ethnic minority people residing in Bac Ha district and neighbouring areas, offering a wide range of products, including clothes, farm tools, and household utensils.

Bac Ha market in the early days of New Year
Vietnam ready to welcome back Chinese visitors
Vietnam ready to welcome back Chinese visitors

Localities and travel firms have quickly embarked on plans to welcome back Chinese tourists to Vietnam and take Vietnamese visitors to China, after the Chinese side announced that it will officially cancel concentrated quarantine and COVID-19 testing for foreign visitors to this country from January 8.

Vietnam ready to welcome back Chinese visitors
Sa Pa welcomes nearly 42,000 visitors during New Year holiday
Sa Pa welcomes nearly 42,000 visitors during New Year holiday

VOV.VN - The globally-renowned tourist resort of Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai has received approximately 42,000 visitors during the three-day New Year break from December 31 to January 2, a figure 2.7 times higher than the same period from 2022.

Sa Pa welcomes nearly 42,000 visitors during New Year holiday
Localities welcome first New Year visitors
Localities welcome first New Year visitors

Localities nationwide welcomed first New Year visitors on January 1.

Localities welcome first New Year visitors
Affordable tourism combos needed to lure foreign travelers
Affordable tourism combos needed to lure foreign travelers

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam was still modest, just 3.5 million, in 2022.

Affordable tourism combos needed to lure foreign travelers
Strolling through Hoi An's Old Quarter in last days of the year
Strolling through Hoi An's Old Quarter in last days of the year

VOV.VN - Hoi An Ancient Town in central Quang Nam province is bustling during the year-end period, with plenty of tourists spending time sampling unique dishes besides the Hoai river or leisurely cycling around the town’s age-old streets.

Strolling through Hoi An's Old Quarter in last days of the year
Top spots across central Vietnam to celebrate New Year holiday
Top spots across central Vietnam to celebrate New Year holiday

VOV.VN - Da Nang, Hoi An, Nha Trang, and Phu Yen are among the leading suggestions of places throughout the central region for travelers to enjoy during the 2023 New Year holiday.

Top spots across central Vietnam to celebrate New Year holiday
Hong Kong media outlet advises tourists to come to Hoi An
Hong Kong media outlet advises tourists to come to Hoi An

VOV.VN - South China Morning Post (SCMP) of Hong Kong (China) has published an article highlighting Hoi An Ancient Town as a great place to visit, particularly now as Chinese tourists are once again able to travel.

Hong Kong media outlet advises tourists to come to Hoi An
How possible is tourism industry’s eight million visitor target?
How possible is tourism industry’s eight million visitor target?

VOV.VN - Vietnam has set a target of receiving eight million foreign visitors in 2023, and this target will only be achieved by refining visa policies, improving the quality of tourism products, and increasing the readiness to welcome visitors.

How possible is tourism industry’s eight million visitor target?